Hearing function of gold miners with and without a history of tuberculosis treatment: a retrospective data review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.12.003
Abstract: INTRODUCTION South Africa has a high prevalence of co-existing tuberculosis and HIV. As ototoxicity linked to the treatments for these conditions occurs with concomitant exposure to other ear toxins such as hazardous noise exposure, it… read more here.
Keywords: history tuberculosis; gold miners; treatment; tuberculosis treatment ... See more keywords
Oxidative stress and repetitive element methylation changes in artisanal gold miners occupationally exposed to mercury
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00400
Abstract: Mercury (Hg) exposure is a public health concern due to its persistence in the environment and its high toxicity. Such toxicity has been associated with the generation of oxidative stress in occupationally exposed subjects, such… read more here.
Keywords: occupationally exposed; methylation; gold miners; oxidative stress ... See more keywords
Combatting malaria disease among gold miners: a qualitative research within the Malakit project.
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DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daac058
Abstract: Malaria is endemic in French Guiana, in particular, where illegal gold mining activities take place. Gold miners travel from Brazil to remote camps in the Guiana forest to carry out mining activities, exposing themselves to… read more here.
Keywords: malakit project; among gold; malakit; gold miners ... See more keywords
Injury rate and risk factors among small-scale gold miners in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7560-0
Abstract: To determine the potential risk factors for injury, estimate the annual injury rate and examine the safety perceptions, and use of personal protective equipment among small-scale gold miners in Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried… read more here.
Keywords: risk; gold miners; scale gold; injury ... See more keywords
Low Allelic Variation of Plasmodium falciparum msp-1 and msp-2 among Gold Miners in Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.18502/ijpa.v18i1.12375
Abstract: Background: We aimed to find out the allelic variation of Pfmsp-1 and Pfmsp-2 among gold miners in Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia using parasites' DNA isolated from archived RDT and GSBS Methods: This study was done… read more here.
Keywords: allelic variation; among gold; pfmsp; gold miners ... See more keywords
Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure
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DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01428
Abstract: The present study investigated the visual perimetry and color vision of two Amazonian populations differently exposed to mercury. Ten riverines environmentally exposed to mercury by fish eating and 34 gold-miners occupationally exposed to mercury vapor.… read more here.
Keywords: gold miners; amazonian populations; exposure; two amazonian ... See more keywords